臨安,王以書遺妃,曰「陌上花開,可緩緩歸矣」。吳人用其語為歌,
含思宛轉,聽之淒然。而其詞鄙野,為易之云:
When the King of Wuyue surrendered to the Emperor of Song, he wrote a note to his wife, saying, 'As flowers blossom by the pathway, now you may go home slowly.' Ballad singers made a doleful melody for this note, which touched me to the heart. But the wording was indelicate, so I improved it.
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陌上花開蝴蝶飛,
I Butterflies dance amid flowers by the pathway.